the un warns civil order may be breaking down in gaza as thousands of residents storm warehouses for food and other basic items. it follows weeks of bombing by israel, which says its war against hamas has entered a new stage. prime minister netanyahu spells out his priorities — destroy hamas and bring the hostages home. civilians have again been told to head south — where the israeli military says humanitarian efforts will be expanding. i'm lukwesa burak in london. our other main story... matthew perry, one of the stars of the hit tv show friends, is found dead at his home in los angeles.

hello, i'm anna foster in southern israel. this is bbc news. you can see the gaza skyline behind me, let's bring you up—to—date with some of the developing lines in the story this morning. the un's agency, unrwa, says it is worried that civil order is starting to break down, following three weeks of war. it says while there was a communications blackout in the last few hours, warehouses had been broken into, people carrying away bags of flour, white, essential things, boxes of hygiene kits and other basic supplies for life. we know so little aid is getting into gaza at the moment and it really is a sign of the desperation there at the moment and you can see they are

in picking up what they can and carrying it away, taking it to their families. this is a warehouse in the southern gaza strip. we will get the latest from unrwa very soon here on bbc news. also wanted to bring you some breaking news as well. some information about a hospital in gaza, that has come from the palestinian red crescent this morning, in the last hour or so they put on their facebook page a statement that said israel has said this hospital in gaza needs to be evacuated because there is a plan to target the hospital. the palestinian red crescent says there are 14,000 people inside the hospital at the moment in that area of the gaza strip. the israel defense forces last night once again told people living in gaza to move further south and this is a repeat of a message

they have sent out for days now. the northern gaza strip as you can see behind me is the focus of the military operation and they are urging people to move south for humanitarian aid but to move away from a lot of what is going on. you can still hear in the background the continuing sound of artillery shells and mortarfire, we hear machine gun fire as well and bc tanks on the skyline moving towards gaza on this morning the israel defense forces have released these new pictures of the ground operation inside gaza which is continuing. you can see there are tanks and other armoured vehicles that are fully inside the territory, that remain there on the ground in gaza and the start happens, the number of palestinian casualties continues to rise. health officials in gaza say more than 8000 people have been killed since israel its offensive. israel has said it is responding to those attacks by hamas

just over three weeks ago now, on the 7th of october in communities, towns, and some qubits. and what we are hearing some of the communications in gaza are starting to return to normal this morning. there's been no internet, phone lines which was making it difficult to find out exactly what was going on inside and we here are some of that has been restored this morning. communications are starting to improve again. let me show you these live pictures, you can see the scene inside gaza after more than three weeks of israeli bombing which has intensified in the last 48 hours. let's start by looking back at everything that's happened in the last 204i was. here is a east correspondent. —— the last 24 hours.

the death toll is rising. health officials in gaza now say more than 8,000 people have been killed. but palestinian rocket fire hasn't stopped. and as it strikes by air, israel says it is also widening its ground offensive. translation: the war inside the gaza strip i will be difficult and long, and we are prepared for it. this is the second phase of the war whose goals are clear — the destruction of the military and governmental capabilities of hamas and the return of the hostages home. although a telecommunications blackout now appears to be easing, it has been hard to get news from inside gaza. but there have been more international calls to stop the fighting and protect the civilians who are suffering. i am raising alarm about the possibly catastrophic consequences of large—scale ground operations in gaza and the potential for thousands more civilians to die. continued violence is not the answer. away from gaza, young palestinians in ramallah in the west bank

were holding a vigil, while nearby, officials met the president, a political rival of hamas. translation: i call on the brothers, the leaders of the arab states - to hold an emergency summit to stop this brutal aggression— against our palestinian people and our cause, | ito face the regional and global| challenges and to do everything possible to enable our people to stay in their land. - these pictures were released by the israeli military as it sends more troops and tanks into gaza. but its invasion has been more limited than some had expected. israel is pledging to eradicate hamas after its attacks this month led to the country's deadliest ever day, killing more than 1,400 people. with hugs and reassurances, the prime minister is trying to allay the fears of israelis whose relatives are being held hostage in gaza. there is more talk of a possible swap for palestinians jailed in israel. take them, we don't need them here, yeah. i want my family and all the hostages back home.

already, this three—week—old war has been the most intense and deadliest in the decades—old israel—palestinian conflict. both sides are bracing themselves for more tough days that are yet to come. that was our middle east correspondent and we are starting to hear from correspondent and we are starting to hearfrom more people and civilians in gaza and updates from some of the humanitarian organisations working on the ground. the director—general of the world health organization has just posted on social media is saying we managed to hear back from all our colleagues in gaza this morning. as with everyone in gaza, they and theirfamilies morning. as with everyone in gaza, they and their families are not safe, the last two nights were extremely tense with a lot of air

strikes, but that electricity, safe shelter and connectivity, hospitals overwhelmed with patients, health supplies are needed. we call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, protection of health facilities and workers, sustained connectivity and to work towards lasting peace. that was the words of the world health organization this morning and as we 0rganization this morning and as we have reflected here on bbc news, the un agency in gaza that looks after palestinian refugees, unrwa asset thousands of people have broken into some of its warehouses and distribution centres in the south of gaza to carry away some of the limited aid available. it says they took things like wheat flour and basic survival items like hygiene supplies. the agency said and this is crucial, they say it's a worrying sign that civil order starting to break down and it concluded many people in gaza are scared,

frustrated and desperate. we will hear from frustrated and desperate. we will hearfrom unrwa here on bbc news very shortly. the world food programme as operational in the region. abeer etafa, who's in cairo, gave us her thoughts on the development. we are still checking on exactly what is happening but people are desperate, hungry, they have not received food for the last couple of days, we lost touch with our staff for many hours yesterday and the operation has come to a halt in terms of the distribution of fresh bread, food and supplies so it's certainly, you know, it's bread, food and supplies so it's certainly, you know, its expected to happen when you have these kind of break difficult situations facing people. we are still gathering the facts on the ground and checking what exactly has happened, this warehouse had some canned food and

for the last few days, we are checking supplies from unrwa. at the end of the day, the fact of the matter is people are hungry, desperate, gaza is grappling with a lack of basic supplies, shortage of food and water and you know, it is a very desperate situation. the food and water and you know, it is a very desperate situation.— very desperate situation. the world food programme — very desperate situation. the world food programme spokesperson - very desperate situation. the world i food programme spokesperson there and we are continuing to hear from any other humanitarian organisations operational within gaza and they are facing challenges at the moment as the israeli operation continues and it has started to intensify on friday evening and here in southern israel, the perimeter with garzo which you can see, you can see the gaza skyline in the distance and we regularly see and hear the sound of plumes and smoke, smoke racing into

the sky and the amount of water and artillery shells being fired towards gaza. we have had this morning as we tend to get every day, an update on the ongoing military operations from the ongoing military operations from the israeli defence forces. the israel defence forces have given another update — here's their spokesperson daniel hagari. translation: , during the night we transferred forces into the gaza strip. based on our plan. of course there are reasons for this. we will do our utmost to ensure the safety of

thousands. reaction from lebanon, we attacked areas, targeted infrastructure, an organisation that continues to act against us. and we are eliminating all of those who attack us. anyone who breaches our security fence will be eliminated. we will continue to assess the situation in order to protest our neighbours or our routine. please adhere to all instructions and directives and we will update you about anything that should possibly happen and you can also see it on the hour. please be aware and not everything that is happening because it is life saving. we have no

defined between 305 and ii it is life saving. we have no defined between 305 and 11 family members of the fatalities of the idf and... we will continue updating them the whole time. and we are exerting a supreme effort in order to bring them home. and we will continue doing so. this morning, there is, a new era of the draft of spotter soldiers and we saw what an important role they play. they are deployed in the defence of the country all offer on all of our borders. including drafting new soldiers but we will ensure that they are prepared.

as i mentioned earlier, phone lines and internet connections are slowly returning to gaza, according to several palestinian news agencies. it made it very difficult to know what was going on in the ground there and for telecommunication systems to call for ambulances for those injured. before that, most people in gaza had been unreachable, and the un said ambulances and civil defence teams were no longer able to locate the injured. the north of gaza was worst hit — it's the area in which the israeli military has been warning civilians to leave, and head south for safety. 0ur correspondent rushdi abualouf is in gaza, and late on saturday evening he sent us this update from the southern city of khan yunis. you know, communication is very, very difficult in gaza since 24 hours, as israel cut all of the communication. mobile carriers, the two main mobile

carriers are not functioning. the internet lines are not functioning everywhere. and getting information is really hard and difficult. very few people who are still having international sim cards, and they can do roaming using israeli mobile services, people who are close to the border, they still can communicate. and, between time to time, they post on social media. also, some of the local radio stations are still functioning. and they were able to talk to their correspondent in the north, who described what happened last night as the biggest ever air strike that targeted this area. he said that it was like an earthquake. we understand that the indonesia hospital was struck with an air strike yesterday. the hospital was out of service for quite a long time. like a week ago the hospital was out of service because of no fuel and it was evacuated. but today the main building of the hospital was destroyed. also around shifa hospital in gaza city, there was a lot of air strikes, 10—15 air strikes, according to people

around shifa hospital. they are cutting most of the roads towards that hospital. communication, as i said, is extremely difficult. we are unable to verify a lot of reports about the number of people dead or injured. but, as far as the health ministry was doing a press conference this afternoon, they said about 400 people were killed overnight. but they said hundreds of others are missing under the collapsed building in the north. that was our correspondent in the southern city of khan yunis, managing to send that report last night. we know some of the communications have been restored and we are starting to hear more about the increased activity that has been happening in the gaza strip, especially by the israeli military and that has caused increased concern among the families of the hostages who were still being

held, more than 220 of them, taken from the southern israeli communiques and taken into gaza. —— communities. loved ones are concerned about the well—being of the hostages as they see images like this, the continuing bombardment of gaza and knowing that their loved ones are being held there. they held a protest some of them in tel aviv yesterday, they wanted more dialogue with top levels of government and they are talking for a potential hostage swot, some palestinian prisoners are released from israeli jails. the israeli leadership has not been drawn on what they will do next but our correspondent lucy williamson spoke to some of the families before they met the israeli prime minister and sent us this report from tel aviv. there are those in israel watching the bombing of a people and seeing only one single face — their child, parent, spouse, sibling.

in tel aviv, they've laid a place for each of them at a shabbat table. more than 200 hostages, held by hamas in gaza. their families today demanded to speak to israel's prime minister about his escalation of the war. jonathan was one of the hostages taken from the nova festival site. what would you say to prime minister netanyahu, if he comes here today? you've asked him to come here. what happens? we want him to come here, to look into my eyes and tell me, "you should trust me." to tell me, "listen, the kidnap is in first priority." after that, he will get all the support of all the country to kill all the hamas. but now, first of all, our kidnapped. meeting representatives of the families tonight, mr netanyahu suggested the heavy bombing could help bring the hostages home. the families said they would

consider releasing all israel's palestinian prisoners is a price worth paying to get their relatives back. 24 hours ago, hope was beginning to sprout here. four hostages have been released, negotiations were ongoing and there was talk of a deal to release many more. now, 24 hours later, the mood here is different. a member of the kibbutz, one of the founders... one of the freed hostages told leo perry that she had seen his father, heim, alive and well in gaza. the first news of him, since he was taken captive from kibbutz nahal 0z. now, it puts me in a very delicate spot, because now i have something to lose. and that's the worst thing, because i know that hamas didn't

kill my father yet, 0k? and i know that now the ball is in israel's court now. sirens. as benjamin netanyahu met families this evening, sirens cleared the memorial site. more rockets, sent from gaza, intercepted in the skies above tel aviv. israel says destroying hamas is about protecting its people. "protecting which people? " families here ask. bring their relatives home, they say. everything else can wait. lucy williamson, bbc news, tel aviv. we are told that there are significant diplomatic efforts going along behind—the—scenes to try and release more than 220 hostages, qatar central to the conversations going on but as yet, we are told those conversations might be

progressing but we have not seen any significant release of hostages even though there's been speculation more than 50 were set to be released at one point, that has not come to fruition but there is a lot of diplomatic work going on about the humanitarian situation and we have heard how desperate that s and i spoke earlier to eight media and communications adviser at the norwegian refugee council in the middle east talking about the situation there and the fact they had managed to make contact with some of the staff inside gaza. yes, we have managed to get one of our colleagues on the lines, 58 seconds in which he told us the threats we wanted to hear, i am alive. the rest of his message was about not being able to tell which house was bombed, at which town in which street, my colleague told me that there were streets being bombed outside and no one was getting any

information on that. just this morning, with communication gradually returning, people were allowed to come to the scale of what happened over the last 36 hours and there are people who just discovered that relatives or neighbours or friends or family are stuck under the rubble, you know, unable to call emergencies. what is happening is going from bad to worse all the time around the clock and the level of support that is arriving are simply not enough. as we are speaking we can see the continuing pictures of what looks like quite a small amount of aid being delivered on a un truck and we see pictures of the aid arriving earlier but give us some context about how much is normally there and how that aid supply has become? it's almost run down to nothing.

we supported around 1000 households with small cash assistance because we could not provide it ourselves, we have not had the stock so what we have done is give people some cash so they can go to the supermarket and get what they can and they told us they could barely get their hands on bread. you have to wait five hours, you have to go seeking friends who can lend you a litre of petrol siphoned out of a cast, that you can use to pump water into your tank and give your children some water to drink. this is what life in gaza is, the aid coming through norfolk near enough and will not be enough to feed or satisfy the needs on the ground. what we need is of trucks per day,

these people must ration everything, food and water, or even sleep. people take turns to go to go to the bathroom, to sleep, to get hold of bread and now it's a matter of prioritising who is more hungry in the family. and who needs the loaf of bread more desperately. just finally as we continue to see these live pictures of the scene in khan yunis, this message from unrwa this morning saying civil society in gaza is starting to break down as people become increasingly desperate. what are you hearing about that from your people on the ground? we are hearing the same thing. 0ur teams on the ground are all over the place, some people have made their way from north to south went back to north, found out it is trying

to run away from death, it wasn't much better here or there so again they have returned from north to south. civil society on the ground cannot do much within the restrictions that we have, we need a ceasefire and the opening of crossings and more frequent aid trucks coming in and providing aid in safe environments for the people there. we need a ceasefire now. that was a representative of the norwegian refugee council. the israeli military has reiterated this morning if people move south there will be an increase in humanitarian aid but we have seen the difficulty in getting some of those drugs through the crossing that our correspondent was talking about. this is the scene inside gaza right now i the israeli military operation intensifies, and we will hear continuing fire. we will keep you thoroughly updated with this story.

hello. we are heading for a change of month this week but not weather pattern. it will stay particularly unsettled as we go through the week ahead. for now we have low pressure still dominating the story, it will start to weaken into tomorrow but for now it is bringing some rain and some of it has been heavy overnight. we see a band of persistent rain drifting steadily north from eastern england towards the scottish border so here is for we are likely to see persistent rain lingering, that east or north easterly flow driving in a showery rain across eastern scotland accompanied by gales, gusts in excess of 50 miles an hour at times. northern ireland, wales, south—west england, some sharp showers driven in by the south—westerly wind, some showers in the south—east, sandwiched

in between the two awesome brighter and drier internets. blustery afternoon for all of us, especially exposed coasts, temperature similar values in recent days, ranging from 10—15. cooler in the northern isles but here it will largely stay dry. as we go through the evening our weather front will sink south back into north—east england, weakening as it does so we will hvae scattered showers and some cloud around and overnight lows of 7—11 but with no pressure weakening and the wind falling lighter monday and tuesday will be a slightly quieter day, fewer showers around. a case of sunshine and showers and a feed of nuisance rain across eastern scotland slowly easing with top temperatures between eight and 16 degrees. similar story into tuesday, the vent remaining light and we will have a case of sunny spells and scattered showers i want to focus on the end of the forecast from wednesday into thursday because by the end of tuesday another weather front

moves north and east bringing rain for a time before another system on thursday. the isobars squeezing together and some stormy spells. so you will need to keep watching the forecast for the start of november. more rain to come, the potential for stormy conditions on thursday.

this is bbc news, the headlines... the un warns civil order may be breaking down in gaza — as thousands of residents storm warehouses for food and other basic items. israel is continuing with its military operation — moving more tanks and infantry into gaza. i'm lukwesa burak in london. our other main story... matthew perry — one of the stars of the hit tv show friends — is found dead at his home in los angeles. i'm live from southern israel. this is bbc news. bringing you right up to date with this developing story. the un's agency, unrwa, says it is worried that civil order is starting to break down, following three weeks of war.